Episode
VICE News Tonight: Episode 12
Overview
Tornillo, the tent city for migrant children outside El Paso, Texas, held 3000 kids at its peak. Though it closed in December, little is known about how it operated, or what happened to kids while they were inside. VICE News speaks to four kids who spent more than a month in the facility. Watch Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM ET.
Details
- Series
- VICE News Tonight
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 2019-01-23
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Episode 12 is Episode 12 in Season 3 of VICE News Tonight. It aired on 2019-01-23. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 11
As anti-Semitism allegations and infighting have plagued the founders of the Washington D.C.-based Women's March, VICE News speaks with New York City Women's March Alliance founder Katherine Siemionko before her third annual march. Watch Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM ET.
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